Heritage Foundation

The Heritage Foundation is the nation’s most broadly supported public policy research institute, with more than 453,000 individual, foundation and corporate donors. Heritage, founded in February 1973, mission is to formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense.

Most Recent Articles by Heritage Foundation:

The Unintended Consequences of Internet Regulation December 28, 2011
The legislation gives the government the authority to tamper with Internet search results by requiring firms like Google to block links to infringing websites.
Top 10 Education Stories of 2011 December 27, 2011
In 2011, more families than ever before gained access to school choice options
Our Christmas Wish – The Gift of Gratitude December 23, 2011
This “government-owes-me” attitude abandons principles of personal responsibility and mutual responsibility through civil society
Defending Liberty and Security in Wartime December 22, 2011
As we look forward to 2012, all Americans should bear the importance of a strong but limited government in mind.
The Senate’s Awful Two-Month Payroll Tax Plan December 21, 2011
The very concept of a temporary payroll tax holiday is premised on “the faulty Keynesian stimulus philosophy,”
Senators, Do Your Job and Get to Work December 21, 2011
In a matter of days, the payroll tax “holiday” will expire, meaning higher taxes for working Americans.
Biden Says Taliban Is Not Our Enemy December 20, 2011
Over the past 10 years the United States has waged a costly war in Afghanistan with the purpose of destroying al-Qaeda,
The Death of Kim Jong-il December 19, 2011
Kim’s early death removes a key stability factor for the succession process.
An 11th-Hour Spending Deal That Comes Up Short December 16, 2011
It has been some 1,000 days since the Senate passed a budget–it is clear that fiscal discipline is not emerging from that chamber anytime soon.
It’s Time to Kiss the Tax Code Goodbye December 15, 2011
America’s taxpayers–individuals and businesses alike–perpetually suffer under the tax code, its complexities, its burdens, and its consequences
The Truth About the Balanced Budget Amendment December 14, 2011
While the details of this proposal are an improvement to some of the previous, weaker BBA proposals, it still doesn’t solve America’s spending problem.
Why Would Obama Veto Job Creation? December 13, 2011
President Obama does not appear interested in taking real action to put Americans back to work.
Iran Conducting Anti-U.S. Operations in Latin America December 12, 2011
The documentary showed a former Iran senior official accepting a plan to launch from Mexico a cyber war on the United States
Pearl Harbor, WWII, and a Lesson for Today December 8, 2011
This is no way to fund a military or to fulfill the Constitution’s prescription that the primary role of the federal government is “to provide for the common defence.”
The Last Incarnation of Barack Obama December 7, 2011
Rather than make government bigger and more intrusive, now is the time to make it smaller and more responsible
Illegal Aliens, In-State Tuition and the Law December 6, 2011
Eighty one percent of voters oppose providing in-state tuition rates to illegal aliens–and with good reason
Agenda 21 and the Threat in Your Backyard December 5, 2011
Smart-growth policies started in California and Oregon but then spread around the country to “deter suburban growth for all but the well-to-do"
America Needs More Job Creation December 2, 2011
The government should pursue lower taxation, fiscal responsibility, and entitlement reform to increase the return and reduce the risks of starting or expanding an enterprise.
Will the President Protect Religious Rights? December 1, 2011
If Obama wants to uphold American religious liberty as it was intended, he should alter the mandate’s offensively narrow religious exemption and allow conscience rights and religious freedom to flourish.
Stop Obama’s Big Union Onslaught November 30, 2011
Workplace Democracy and Fairness Act
How the EPA May Cost You Thousands November 29, 2011
American consumers would face higher-priced vehicles and fewer choices all at the hands of unelected bureaucrats at the EPA
Obama Keeps Turning His Back on Jobs November 28, 2011
The President’s direction on energy policy is aimed at appeasing a very specific base, but it’s coming at a tremendously high cost.
President Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation November 25, 2011
Needful diversions of wealth and of strength from the fields of peaceful industry to the national defense have not arrested the plow, the shuttle, or the ship;
A Day of ‘Public Thanksgiving and Prayer’ November 24, 2011
We need to do what past generations have done: look our problems squarely in the eye, roll up our sleeves and get the job done.
The GOP Debate over Protecting America November 23, 2011
Border security and immigration, too, were hot topics, as was the growing threat of expanding socialism in South America,
Debate Night November 22, 2011
Over the past weeks, Heritage has highlighted some of the central foreign policy and national security issues confronting America today
The Debate over Defense Spending November 21, 2011
Defense spending has been subjected to several rounds of reductions under President Obama, with long-term cuts amounting to roughly $850 billion already.
America’s $15 Trillion Nightmare November 18, 2011
So what’s Washington doing about it? Fighting over how high to raise taxes instead of getting to the root of the problem.
The Debate Over China November 17, 2011
China is actually reliant on America due to a highly investment-driven economy that thrives on an open, global system of trade.
The Debate over the War in Afghanistan November 16, 2011
The United States reaped a bitter harvest sown by the Pakistani government.